Woman: White Hair 👩‍🦳

This emoji portrays a woman with white, silver, or grey hair, often rendered with a knowing, calm expression that can suggest wisdom or maturity. The hair is clearly depicted in white or silvery tones, standing out distinctly against the face. The overall design conveys dignity and presence, without relying on age-based stereotypes.

People use it to represent older women, grandmothers, or anyone with white or grey hair—whether that's due to age, genetics, or choice. It appears in conversations about aging gracefully, describing relatives, discussing representation of older people in media, or when someone's proud of their silver locks. The emoji treats white hair as a natural, visible characteristic worthy of specific representation.

Introduced in Unicode Emoji 11 (2018), this variant filled an important gap in how people could describe women across the lifespan. Before this, emoji selection for older women was limited, which inadvertently centered younger faces. This addition helps ensure conversations about family, aging, and diverse life stages can include appropriate visual references.